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- April 2012
- Article
Emotion-induced Engagement in Internet Video Ads
By: Thales S. Teixeira, Michel Wedel and Rik Pieters
This study shows how advertisers can leverage emotion and attention to engage consumers in watching Internet video ads. In a controlled experiment, joy and surprise were assessed through automated facial expression detection for a sample of ads. Concentration of...
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Teixeira, Thales S., Michel Wedel, and Rik Pieters. "Emotion-induced Engagement in Internet Video Ads ." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 49, no. 2 (April 2012): 144–159.
- March 2009 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)
By: Christopher Marquis, V. Kasturi Rangan and Alison Comings
In 2003, PNC Financial focused its corporate citizenship and philanthropic resources on a ten-year, $100 million investment in early childhood education called PNC Grow Up Great. The case tracks the origination of Grow Up Great, how it was developed and implemented...
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Keywords:
Early Childhood Education;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Brands and Branding;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Organizational Structure;
Business and Community Relations
Marquis, Christopher, V. Kasturi Rangan, and Alison Comings. "PNC Financial: Grow Up Great (A)." Harvard Business School Case 409-108, March 2009. (Revised July 2014.)
- 2011
- Chapter
An Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s
By: Diego A. Comin
Why was the 1990s a lost decade for Japan? How is it possible that the Japanese economy stagnated for a decade if none of the shocks that arguably hit the economy seemed to have persisted for much more than three years or so? In this paper I show that the endogenous...
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Keywords:
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Performance Productivity;
Mathematical Methods;
Research and Development;
Technology Adoption;
Japan
Comin, Diego A. "An Exploration of the Japanese Slowdown during the 1990s." In Japan's Bubble, Deflation, and Long-term Stagnation, edited by Koichi Hamada, Anil Kashyap, and David Weinstein. MIT Press, 2011.
- Web
Organizational Behavior - Doctoral
the influence of individuals on organizational change, or the relationship between social missions and financial objectives. Your core disciplinary training will take place in either the psychology or sociology departments, depending on the View Details
- 2023
- Working Paper
Behavioral Transmission: Evidence from a Public Health Campaign in Bangladesh
By: Reshmaan Hussam and Dayea Oh
We examine how behavior change transmits across contexts in the setting of hand hygiene in
rural Bangladesh. We randomize an edutainment intervention across classrooms to trace schoolto-home transmission in handwashing behavior and randomize the proportion of students...
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Hussam, Reshmaan, and Dayea Oh. "Behavioral Transmission: Evidence from a Public Health Campaign in Bangladesh." Working Paper, April 2023.
- 28 Apr 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Holds 15th Annual Business Plan Contest
Negotiation 360
Negotiation 360 an app built for Apple and Android personal devices. It empowers users to track negotiation performance and draw valuable lessons from their own experience. Its interactive features are based on cutting edge theory and proven best practices.
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- 21 Nov 2006
- First Look
First Look: November 21, 2006
Entrepreneurs Authors:Paul Gompers, Anna R. Kovner, Josh Lerner, and David Scharfstein Abstract This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- November 2018
- Case
Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Karen Elterman and Oliver Gassmann
In 2013, the Swiss sports data company Sportradar debated whether to expand from its core business of data provision to bookmakers into sports media products. Sports data was becoming a commodity, and in the future, sports leagues might reduce their dependence on...
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Keywords:
Sports Data;
Data;
Sport;
Sportradar;
Football;
Soccer;
Gambling;
Betting;
Betting Markets;
Statistics;
Odds;
Live Data;
Bookmakers;
Betradar;
Visualization;
Integrity;
Monitoring;
Gaming;
Streaming;
2013;
St.Gallen;
Algorithm;
Mathematical Modeling;
Carsten Koerl;
Betandwin;
Bwin;
Wagering;
Probability;
Sports;
Analytics and Data Science;
Mathematical Methods;
Games, Gaming, and Gambling;
Transition;
Strategy;
Media;
Sports Industry;
Technology Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Europe;
Switzerland;
Asia;
Austria;
Germany;
England
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Karen Elterman, and Oliver Gassmann. "Sportradar (A): From Data to Storytelling." Harvard Business School Case 719-429, November 2018.
- March 2000
- Case
Aspect Medical Systems
By: Richard M.J. Bohmer and Naomi Atkins
Entrepreneur Nassib Chamoun has created an innovative anesthesiology device that monitors patients' consciousness levels during surgery. This case tracks how Chamoun and his executive team built the infrastructure of the company and actively managed the adoption...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Independent Innovation and Invention;
Infrastructure;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Problems and Challenges;
Adoption;
Competitive Strategy;
Technology Industry
Bohmer, Richard M.J., and Naomi Atkins. "Aspect Medical Systems." Harvard Business School Case 600-076, March 2000.
- August 2018
- Case
BlackBuck (A)
By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
The case presents the challenges of scaling an asset-heavy company (that relies on its operations). It highlights how decisions on the early team impact a company’s ability to scale, linkage between growth and cash flows, as well the organizational impact of high...
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- August 2020
- Article
A History of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in the United States: Political Appeal and Public Health Efficacy
By: A Jay Holmgren, Alyssa Botelho and Allan M Brandt
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have become a widely embraced policy to address the US opioid crisis. Despite mixed scientific evidence on their effectiveness at improving health and reducing overdose deaths, 49 states and Washington, DC have adopted...
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Keywords:
Health Disorders;
Information Technology;
Programs;
Technology Adoption;
History;
Government and Politics;
Policy;
United States
Holmgren, A Jay, Alyssa Botelho, and Allan M Brandt. "A History of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in the United States: Political Appeal and Public Health Efficacy." American Journal of Public Health 110, no. 8 (August 2020).
- January 2011 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
Development and Promotion at North Atlantic Hospital
By: Boris Groysberg, Lisa Leffert, Kerry Herman and Libby Williams
Dr. Elizabeth Harris, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology (DA) at North Atlantic Hospital (NAH), faces several significant challenges. Staff satisfaction surveys confirmed her assessment that department faculty morale was low, the tenure and promotion system was...
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Keywords:
Training;
Employees;
Retention;
Performance Evaluation;
Personal Development and Career;
Motivation and Incentives;
Health Industry
Groysberg, Boris, Lisa Leffert, Kerry Herman, and Libby Williams. "Development and Promotion at North Atlantic Hospital." Harvard Business School Case 411-018, January 2011. (Revised March 2011.)
- January 2005 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Gobi Partners: October 2004
By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The general partners of Gobi Partners, a venture fund located in Shanghai, are trying to decide the best way to raise money for their first fund. Their strategy of investing in early-stage digital media companies in China was well-received by strategic investors--IBM...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Goals and Objectives;
Emerging Markets;
Problems and Challenges;
Conflict Management;
Shanghai
Hardymon, G. Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Gobi Partners: October 2004." Harvard Business School Case 805-090, January 2005. (Revised November 2005.)
- Program
High Potentials Leadership Program
information and defend your decisions, and what it takes to motivate a diverse workforce. In the process, you will transform your leadership approach and optimize your potential to stay on the fast track throughout your career. Details...
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- November, 2016
- Article
Fixing Discrimination in Online Marketplaces
By: Ray Fisman and Michael Luca
Online marketplaces such as eBay, Uber, and Airbnb have the potential to reduce racial, gender, and other forms of bias that affect the off-line world. And in the early days of Internet commerce, the relative anonymity of transactions did make it harder for...
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Fisman, Ray, and Michael Luca. "Fixing Discrimination in Online Marketplaces." Harvard Business Review 94, no. 12 (November, 2016): 88–95.
- Article
Defining, Measuring, and Improving Value in Spine Care
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Derek Haas
This chapter discusses how to measure and improve spine care outcomes and costs. Today’s commonly used outcome metrics, such as readmission and complication rates, are actually process and quality metrics. They are not the outcomes, such as improvement in pain and...
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Keywords:
Spine Care;
Outcomes Measurement;
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing;
Health Care and Treatment;
Cost;
Measurement and Metrics;
Performance Improvement;
Value
Kaplan, Robert S., and Derek Haas. "Defining, Measuring, and Improving Value in Spine Care." Seminars in Spine Surgery 30, no. 2 (June 2018): 80–83.
- September 2016 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Qalaa Holdings and the Egyptian Refining Company
By: Victoria Ivashina and Marc Homsy
This case follows Qalaa Holdings, a successful Egypt-based private equity firm, and gives insight into the types of investments it pursued, its growth over time, and the limited partner base it had at hand. It also allows students to consider and debate whether the...
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Keywords:
Africa;
Structuring And Financing Large Projects;
Private Equity;
Infrastructure;
Project Finance;
Emerging Markets;
Financial Services Industry;
Egypt;
Africa
Ivashina, Victoria, and Marc Homsy. "Qalaa Holdings and the Egyptian Refining Company." Harvard Business School Case 217-011, September 2016. (Revised March 2018.)
The Global Rise of Democracy
We examine the influence of an interstate network created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the global diffusion of democracy. We propose that IGOs facilitate democracy’s diffusion by transmitting information between member states and by interpreting...
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- January 2019
- Case
Capitalism, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility
By: Geoffrey Jones
This case contains excerpts from prominent business leaders and others expressing their views on the responsibilities, if any, of business leaders to other stakeholders in society. It begins with an excerpt from Andrew Carnegie, the nineteenth century steel magnate, in...
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Keywords:
Capitalism;
Entrepreneurship;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Leadership;
Attitudes;
Perspective
Jones, Geoffrey. "Capitalism, Entrepreneurship and Responsibility." Harvard Business School Case 319-081, January 2019.